Shoemaker&#39;s stand



Nov. 18, 192% 1,515,808

A. DARMI SHOEMAKERS STAND Filed April 4. 1924 Patented Nov. 18, 1924.

ANTONIO DAR-MI, OF FEDERALSBURG, MARYLAND.

SHOEMAKERS STAND.

Application filed April 4,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTONIO DARMI, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at Federalsburg, in the county of Caroline and State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoemakers Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a stand for use by shoemakers, one of itsobjects being to provide simple and efiioient means for supporting alast and also for holding a shoe firmly upon the last.

Another object is to provide foo-t operated means for holding a shoe inplace, there being additional means for fastening the parts in place.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure l is a front elevation of a device, theoperating lever being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a plan View, the last being removed and the strap shown insection.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the upper portion of one upright of thestructure.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designatesstandards or uprights adapted to be fastened to the floor or a suitablebase by angle brackets 2 or the like. The upper ends of these standardsare forked as at 3 to receive tongues 4 extending from the ends of a topmember 5. Bolts 6 or the like may be extended transversely through thesetongues and through the forked ends of the standards for holding theparts assembled.

1924. Serial No. 704,093.

An opening 7 is provided in the top member 5 for the reception of theshank 8 of a last and this opening is located between slots 9 extendingthrough the top member.

A block 10 is fastened to one of the standards and secured to it is aplate 11 from which extends a toothed flange 12 constituting a keeper orrack.

A bracket 13 is secured to the floor or to the base on which thestandards are mounted and has a foot lever 14 pivotally connected to it.This lever extends between the standards and is provided at its freeend. with a foot plate 15. An ear 16 is extended laterally from thelever and is adapted to engage the rack 12. A bail 17 extends upwardlyfrom the lever and carries a roller 18. This roller is engaged by astrap 19 which extends through the slots 9 and is adapted to rest upon ashoe S and hold it firmly upon the last.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that after a shoe has been placedon the last and a strap positioned on the shoe the lever 14 can bethrust downwardly so as to cause roller 18 to pull on the strap. The ear16 can be caused to engage one of the teeth of the rack and thus holdthe lever against release until it has been pushed laterally by the userto disengage the car from the rack.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, the combinationof a pair of forked standards, a top member having lateral arms boltedbetweei'i the same, a tapered last receiving aperture within the saidmember, apertures within the said top member for the passage of anendless strap, a foot lever, a slightly arcuate rack, means upon thelever for engagement with the rack to hold the lever against upwardmovement, a roller mounted on the lever, a last mounted upon the topmember, and an endless strap adapted to engage the roller, extendthrough the top member and hold a shoe upon the last.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTONIO DARMI.

